Conference season is upon us

I did the thing I told myself I would never do because it sounds like a really bad idea: I agreed to participate in two conferences that are barely a month apart. On the plus side the first one is at my home university so I don't need to travel. So I spent the last … Weiterlesen Conference season is upon us →

Writing goals

August, for me, is writing month. I don't have to teach anymore and the flood of essays does not arrive before September. Except for the librarians and cafeteria staff there is almost nobody on campus. The offices adjacent to mine are vacated - which means I can take my shoes off, blast the Lord of … Weiterlesen Writing goals →

Thoughts on workload

The week before last I was sick and therefore out of office for three days. When I checked my inbox after my leave I found it clogged with emails. More clogged than on a usual Monday, that is. Usually I stoicly answer email after email from top to bottom. However, I found that my regular … Weiterlesen Thoughts on workload →